The Great Canadian Landscape Competition is at long last here. I am so very grateful to be taking part in the contest hosted by the Arabella Magazine. Arabella is the finest magazine creating a high end platform for Canadian Art Architecture and Design. Thank you Arabella for your support to the arts!

It’s been a while since I’ve done this sort of thing but I’ve taken last winter to prepare for yet another competition (this being the most prestigious). I’ve never been in a position to promote any of my work through competition but with your help, the internet, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Google+ , Pinterest, and my manager at ShopMidland.com, I hope to share with you the true face of CANADA and the work I do within. I have entered 6 paintings into the contest. You can preview my submissions on the side of this newsletter - clicking on the image will take you to the Arabella site, where you can see a larger image.

Join the fun by viewing contestant submissions and voting for your favourites. Your votes will count in determining the winner of the People’s Choice Award, just one of the great prizes being offered in this contest.  All prizes will be awarded in August 2013 at the conclusion of the jurying process. You must register to vote for your favourite submissions.

To check out the competition and vote for your favourites:

1. Go to www.aclcontest.arabelladesign.com
2. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click PROCEED TO REGISTRATION & VOTING SITE

To Register and View Paintings

1. Click “register” - found on the left hand side of your screen. After you register, you will be sent a confirmation number
   – keep this for your reference. (Your email is required to register, but it will only be used for the contest.)
2. Once you have registered, you can browser artists submissions - Click on the artists name to view their paintings.

To Vote

Voting is done by awarding stars - 1 to 6 stars can be awarded. The more you like the painting, the more stars you should give.

1. Click the number of stars you want to award.
2. Leave a message (optional). Speaking from an artist’s point of view, we would be so thrilled to hear from you.
3. Click submit.

Note - You can change your mind with your favourite at any time by logging in once again and changing your vote.

Stay Up to Date

At any time you can check out my website www.lurobitaillestudio.com, my ShopMidland.com/LuRobitailleStudio profile, or my
ACL artist hub profile to find out what I'm working on and to learn more about me. You can access my ACL hub profile by:

1. Going to www.aclcontest.arabelladesign.com
2. Locate me (Lu Robitaille) in the list of artists found on and click on my name.
3. At the top of the page, in the center you will see “ACL Artists Hub Profile” - click this link.

Help Me Promote This Contest and Get Votes

You can help me to promote this contest and get more votes by sharing my painting on Google+, Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, or Pinterest. To do this:

1. Click on the painting you wish to share.
2. Look for the following icons below the title of the painting:

3. Click on the appropriate icon to share on your social media page.
4. Each site will prompt you with a set of directions to follow in order to share the painting.

Thank You For Your Support

I wish to thank you for your past support in my painting endeavours. Without you, the audience of friend’s family and clients, my windows of opportunity would have been a closed case.